[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

promise \prom"ise\, v. t. imp.  p. p. promised; p. pr.  vb.
   n. promising.
   1913 webster
   1. to engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing,
      giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage;
      as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of
      hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "to promise
      aid." --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of;
      as, the clouds promise rain. --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. to make declaration of or give assurance of, as some
      benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow;
      as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the
      city promised a reward.
      1913 webster

   promised land. see land of promise, under land.

   to promise one's self.
      a to resolve; to determine; to vow.
      b to be assured; to have strong confidence.
          1913 webster

                i dare promise myself you will attest the truth
                of all i have advanced.           --rambler.
          1913 webster
see also:
promised promising promised land land of promise land to promise one's self 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

promised land
     n 1: an ancient country is southwestern asia on the east coast of
          the mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for
          christianity and islam and judaism syn: palestine, canaan,
           holy land
     2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace syn: eden,
         paradise, nirvana, heaven, shangri-la
     3: the goal towards which christians strive
see also:
palestine canaan holy land eden paradise nirvana 
heaven shangri-la 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

64 moby thesaurus words for "promised land":
   agapemone, arcadia, beulah, beulah land, big rock-candy mountain,
   canaan, cloudcuckooland, cockaigne, eden, eldorado, erewhon,
   garden of eden, goshen, happy valley, heaven, land of beulah,
   land of youth, laputa, never-never-land, neverland, new atlantis,
   pandemonium, paradise, quivira, shangri-la, utopia, zion,
   a better place, arcadia, better world, cloudland, dreamland,
   dystopia, eternal home, eternity, faerie, fairyland, glory,
   happy hunting ground, heaven, heaven above, heavenly kingdom,
   high heaven, kakotopia, kingdom come, kingdom of god,
   kingdom of glory, kingdom of heaven, land of dreams,
   land of enchantment, land of faerie, land of plenty,
   land of promise, lotus land, millennium, otherworld, paradise,
   presence of god, realm of light, the promised land, the happy land,
   the world above, utopia, wonderland

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

promised land, sc -- u.s. census designated place in south carolina
   population 2000:    559
   housing units 2000: 197
   land area 2000:     1.575787 sq. miles 4.081270 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.575787 sq. miles 4.081270 sq. km
   fips code:            58615
   located within:       south carolina sc, fips 45
   location:             34.131494 n, 82.238210 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    promised land, sc
    promised land

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